Irene Nwachukwu, the baby mama to Jamil Abubakar, son-in-law to Aliko Dangote, the billionaire businessman, has filed for sole custody of their son over his alleged extreme religious views.
Jamil Abubakar Reacts To Deborah Samuel’s Killing
Irene filed for the child’s custody following Jamil’s reaction to the gruesome murder of Deborah Samuel, a Christian female student at Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto State.
KanyiDaily recalls that on Thursday, May 22, Deborah was beaten and burnt to death by her Muslim colleagues over alleged blasphemous remarks considered to be an insult to Prophet Mohammed.
Reacting to the outrage trailing the incident, Jamil who is the son of Mohammed Abubakar, former inspector-general of police (IGP), took to his Twitter page where he seemingly endorsed “killing as punishment for blasphemy”.
He tweeted, “In Islam, we respect the Injil, Taura, Zabur, we were never taught to disrespect any of the book, or any of the prophets from Adam to Muhammad SAW and the Quran. The punishment for blasphemy is death In most religions including Christianity. Respect people’s religion, it’s simple.”
Irene Nwachukwu Files For Full Child Custody
Taking to her Instagram page over the weekend, Irena shared screenshots of the court documents she filed to demand the full custody of their son, stressing that she wouldn’t be seeking child support or needing his assistance with parenting.
In a petition dated May 17, Irene said she is disturbed by her baby daddy’s “extreme religious views”, adding that she cannot leave her child, who is from a Christian home, with someone with such ideology.
It reads, “Following your client’s Mr Jamil md Abubakar recent tweeting the media dated 12thMay 2022 (attached to this letter) I have come to the decision that my child will not be going anywhere near him, now or in the future, as I do not want my child to be raised by or be in the custody of someone with such extreme religious views, in order not to confuse the poor boys thoughts or cloud his sense of reasoning,”
“My child attends a school with pupils, from various backgrounds and beliefs, it’s therefore be dangerous to expose him to such teachings. I’ve been the only responsible parent and my child has been in my custody since birth, so it’ll be best he stops contending custody with me in court at this time.
“This is also to note that I will not be asking for or accepting any child support, or needing his assistance with parenting such as attending PTA meetings, picking a school or having a say on what school he attends, or the house he has for the child, as was stated in the countersuits filed against me where he claimed paternity to the child who I’ve been solely responsible for in the last 5 years, and I hereby withdraw any motion that has been filed by my previous lawyer ( who I disengaged in March 2022) in the past to that effect, as this might be your client’s reason for having entitled to custody of my sort….
“Forgive me if I have expressed the desire to co-parent with him, where he asked to play the fatherly role, I am now realizing that this will never happen as the child custody he’s asking for shares Christian blood, and I’m very disturbed and seriously concerned about leaving my child in the care of someone with such mindset and ideology about religion.
“I had thought that the man I met in my teenager was liberal in his thoughts and views, bit obviously I was too naive to see beyond that and as a mother it is my duty to ensure the mental and psychological safety of my child.
“Your client Mr md Abubakar will do well to drop the lawsuit he filed on 25th Jan 2022 against me in the court of appeal and let high court (who dismissed his case against me) grant my request for sole custody, as I do not need a dime from him to cater for my child now or in the future, he hasn’t been in my son’s life and I wish this continues to be so.
“As soon as I am done with my professional exams I will be able to engage a new lawyer, and a fresh motion for sole custody will be filled and have served before the next court date. In the meantime address any information or process directly to me.”
KanyiDaily recalls that Pastor Tunde Bakare said he was a devout Muslim who has read the Qur’an from cover to cover, and nowhere in the holy book justifies killings.
